We had a late start this morning, 0830 departure from the hotel. We started by driving to Soweto Township. We drove by Desmond Tutu's...

We left the hotel this morning at 07:30 to take the panoramic route to Johannesburg. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperating again....

This was a very early morning. We left the hotel at 05:30 to arrive at the gate of Kruger National Park by 06:00. Our safari vehicle was...

This morning we left Mbabane on our way to Hazyview. We visited a glass factory that had a few other shops for about an hour. The glass...

Today was a very early morning. Our luggage needed to be outside at 05:15. We got a very large snack box from the hotel for lunch. It had...

This morning we departed Cape Town on a flight to Durban (British Airways). Once we arrived there we got a snack for the long drive to...

Today we had a free day. There were a couple of optional tours available (Winelands and shark cage diving), however the shark diving was...

Today's originally scheduled itinerary included a visit to Table Mountain and Robben Island. However mother nature decided not to...

Today was our first day in Cape Town. Breakfast was at 06:30. We had a short briefing at 07:30. We left the hotel at 08:20. We took a...

After a long journey I finally arrived on South Africa. My flights were: United 44 from Houston to Washington DC (Dulles) = 2.5 hours....

My first flight is on United. Their computer wouldn't allow me to check in yesterday, so I didn't get on the upgrade standby list until I...

I leave in two days for South Africa. I received new memory cards yesterday when I got home. I realized I forgot to order new dry bags...

I'll be visiting Houston literally for a couple of days. Arrive today via London from Oman, then off to South Africa on the 18th.

I traveled from London to Muscat today on Oman Air. As you can see my seat was very comfortable. I'm not sure what kind of visa I had,...

I had a few hours to explore before my train back to London. I walked up the hill to the cathedral and castle. I had a guided tour of...

This morning I took the tube to the Baker St station and walked to the Wallace Collection. It is a small, but nice and free museum. I...

I landed in London today at Heathrow Terminal 2. I took the transfer bus to Terminal 4 where Oman Air is. I went through security and...

I had this trip on my calendar for months. Nothing complicated (except flight routing). I'll be back in Houston November 15th so I can be...

After a short nap I woke up and took the metro to Place Espagna to catch Aerobus A1 to the airport. I got on the Aerobus at 0705. I think...

Because the cruise was very active (many long nights in the many bars) I intended to use this as a recovery day - intended. Sine we...